Project #2: Site Final & Presentation

Due Dates:
• Class Presentation: Week #14
• Submission of WEB SITE/WORKING FILES CD: Week #15

Project Theme:
“Think Global, Act Local.”
Evolutionary guidance media are those that guide the development of human systems encouraging the holistic development of both individuals and their systems.
Using creative imagination, design a solution to a local problem, through the window of one of the nine interactive dimensions. The Web Site becomes the interactive window through which transception flows.

To be eligible to receive full marks, the FINAL WEB SITE must present the design solution to the local problem.
Requirements:
The FINAL WEB SITE is the redesigned and completed prototype and must include the following content and technical specifications:
1. Design Rationale explaining all design decisions, and Self & Peer Evaluations:
2. Paragraph explanation of the design dimension;
3. Paragraph explanation of the global problem;
4. Paragraph explanation of the local problem;
5. Paragraph explanation of the design solution;
6. Paragraph explanation of the web site metaphor and how it directly relates to the local problem and design solution;
7. Paragraph explanation of the multimedia and interactive elements;
8. Paragraph explanation of how the web site will be able to transform the user;
9. Evaluations: Self & by another class member;
Technical items include:
10. Wrapper Layer; use of layers for type, images, forms;
11. Visual interface based upon a metaphor, supporting the dimension, the local problem, and the design solution;
12. Background/Layer images or gradient fills;
13. CSS for all type and positioning of layers;
14. Meta tags (keywords, description);
15. Alt tags for all images;
16. Animation: Animated GIF or Flash SWF,
17. A/V: Audio or Video – May be Flash or Quicktime;
18. Form (including name, email, message, radio buttons, check box buttons, drop down list) for interactive gathering of information from the user;
19. Hyperlinks to at least three web sites that are related to the design dimension, local problem and to the design solution;
20 Web Site Designer Contact Information (Picture, Name, Email)
21. References/Hyperlinks to primary and secondary research materials.
22. Presentation (Week #14) to the class of the FINAL WEB SITE;
23. All working files, the Web Site Prototype (Project#1) and the FINAL WEB SITE (Project#2) must be submitted on one CD/DVD-ROM and the Site must be fully functional on the CD/DVD-ROM.

Evaluation:
The Web Site will be evaluated according to the following:
1. evidence of creativity,
2. aesthetics,
3. demonstration of web design principles,
4. meeting all content and technical specifications,
5. functionality,
6. ease-of-use.